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Emmon Bodfish
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FTM Found Dead in Northern CaliforniaEmmon Bodfish, a reclusive female-to-male transperson, was found by police in their Orinda, California home on July 1st. Police are investigating the death as a homicide. Mr. Bodfish’s body was discovered by police, who had been asked by another individual to check the home. They were discovered on the floor in the main part of the house. Police reports point to blunt force trauma as the cause of death, though the murder weapon has been determined. There were no signs of forcible entry, and while the house was in some disarray, the police were unsure if these were signs of struggle and/or ransacking, or just indicators of the upkeep of the house. While the police have been reluctant to speak about the gender identity of the victim, neighbors have indicated that Bodfish had been living as a male and may have undergone some surgery. Initial reports on this case indicated that the coroner’s office was having difficulty determining the gender of the victim, though this may have had more to do with the decomposition of the body — which had been sitting in the home for “about a week” — rather than any other reason. Bodfish, under their birth name of Margaret Ingalls Bodfish, purchased the home in Orinda, saying that it was for “her son,” Emmon. He also owned another residence in Mill Valley. Anyone with information is urged to contact Sgt. Mark Hale at 925-313-2630, or Sgt. Chris Wenzel at 925-253-4250. Charlie Goodyear of the San Francisco Chronicle contributed to this report. |
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